The Ironies of Life

When my parents and Aakash's Mom visited us a few months back, we had them bring many of the goodies we miss from the States. One such goodie we loaded them down with was cheese.

Not quite sure why, but Bangalore just does not have good cheese. The cheese you get here is quite similar to Velveeta. Even what they call cheddar is nothing more than processed cheese. Their "pizza cheese", too, which one would hope might taste like mozzerella is processed.

So, it was our parents to the rescue. Right now, we've got a freezer full of cheese - in just about every shape, size and flavor you can imagine. We've got bricks of sharp and colby, chunks of cheddar, shredded taco cheese, you name it.

So, here's the kicker. I am officially on a non-dairy diet. I gave up dairy about a month ago hoping it might help with Laykha's gas. Thought maybe she was one of the unfortunate 50% of babies who are allergic to a protein in cow's milk. After about 2 weeks of no dairy, I tried slowly introducing it again to see how Laykha reacted. Although it isn't a radical change, she does seem better when I'm not having dairy.

And now, its official. I've been given doctor's orders to stay off of dairy. So much for that freezer full of yummy, very tempting cheese. But, in the end, if this will make Laykha stay healthy and happy, it's all worth it!